Deciphering interfungal relationships in the 410-million-yr-old Rhynie chert: Sporocarp formation in glomeromycotan spores

Geobios

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 449-458

  Krings, Michael ^a,b,f   Taylor, Thomas N ^b   Kerp, Hans ^c   Walker, Christopher ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^f BAYERISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG FÜR PALÄONTOLOGIE UND GEOLOGIE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Early Devonian; Fossil fungi; Glomeraceae; Mycorrhizal fungi; Palaeomyces; Sporulation

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; DEVONIAN; FUNGUS; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SPORE; SPORULATION;

ACAULOSPORA; FUNGI; GIGASPORACEAE; GLOMERACEAE; GLOMEROMYCOTA;

EID: 84957725936     PISSN: 00166995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geobios.2015.09.003     Document Type: Article

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